Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27

CHATTANOOGA
w. 4. BCRKHAM.
Manager Commercial Printing Co
d. q. CRUpuP,
Railroad contractor.
j. ID. TABLER,
President Daisy Coal Co.
SAMUEL. r. READ,
Proprietor Read House.
j. II. RATHBuRN.
Assistant Cashier First National Bank,
Nj. +. MCLAURIN,
Manager Chattanooga Cotton Factory.
II. #. ROGERS,
Secretary Police Commission.
A. j. u AHAGAN,
sec'y and Treas. Loomis Hart Manfg Co.
X. NJ. TANKESLEY,
Real estate agent.
g. w. THOMPSON.
President City savings Bank.
GEORGE w. OCHS,
Manager Tradesman Publishing Co.
q. Q. adams,
Architect and builder.
ID. b. LovEMAN.
Dry goods merchant.
FL. S. PRoBAsCo,
Capt. alist.
G. G. LILLY,
Wholesale grocer.
Nj. BLOCK.
Wholesale druggist.
w. r. FISCHER,
Jewcler.
j. W. KELLY,
Wholesale liquor dealer.
GEORGE MCDOWELL,
o.
THE LANDS OF THE COMPANY.
The city of Chattanooga now contains
about $4,000 Inhabitants, and is a most
thrifty aud rapidly growing town. The
highlands within its site. on the south
bank OF the Tennessee, have chiefly been
occupied, or are now held, BY persons
who intend to improve them for manufac
turing, residence or business use, To
suoh extent has this become the fact that
the high line of land called Missionary
Ridge, lying from three TO six miles from
the centre of the city. is being sub-divided
Tor residence purposes and sold a: rates
ranging from $500 to $4,000 per acre TO
actual settlers. This points 10 the
necessity for opening TO settlement
the beautiful, high and healthy
lands north OF the city, which have here
tofore been inaccessible for lack OF q
bridge or bridges across the stream. TO
meet this demand this company has pur-
chased seven thousand and eight hundred
(7,So0) acres of these lands. They are
most deslrably located for residence,
business and manufacturing purposes,
being close to the business centre Of tue
city. with slight exception above over-
flow, affording river frontags OF yearly
ten miles, with the most distant point
upon them less than ak miles distant
from Market street at the Intersection OF
Ninth, the present business centre OF the
city.
The early completion OF the great
canals now being built by the national
government around Muscle shoals will
give much additional value to -lver
frontage. Within a year 1t is expected
that boats can ply between Chattanooga
and New Orleans through the Muscle
Shoal canals, the building OF which have
cost several millions during the past
forty years.
THE HIGH FOOT HILLS
covered by portion Of the company's
purchase have no superiors as slightly
locations for fine residences In all re-
spects they are very desirable. beautiful
ly wooded, readily watered, with perfect
natural drainage.
The company has also purchased five
thousand (5,000) acres on the south side
and top OF Walden's ridge, including the
site of Signal Point. These lands are
noted among medical ana sanitary au-
thoritIes all over the country as afford
ing the NEST perfect climatic conditions
required to promote perfect heslta. They
are part Of the celebrated Cumberland
tableland, upon which no original case OF
pulmonary consumption ever occurred.
The surface on top is y broad plateau,
gently rolling, is dotted with mineral
springs, and can readily and cheaply be
supplied with beautiful drives through
long stretches OF the most luxurious
shade. No better sites for sanitariums
can be found In the world. Hundreds
who were on the verge Of the tomb have
been removed from the vigorous climate
OF the North or from the surrounding
country to this splendid
NATIONAL HEALTH RESORT,
though their surroundings have been
rude and means Of medical care, advice,
nursing, etc, limited. These facts have
been very FULLY demonstrated by eXpe-
rience, and wero set forth attractively in
pamphlet published about ten years ago
by the late K. M. Wright, NJ. D., lead
ing Southern physician and sanitarian;
member OF the Tennessee State Board OF
Health and inspector Of the National
Board OF Health Ia lS7S-9-S0. The
scenery from the brow OF the ridge is Of
unsurpassed beauty, commanding the
city as from the car Of a balloon elevated
fifteen hundred feet, the river valley fer
many miles, far stretches OF country TO
the south and southeast, Raocoon and
Lookout mountains Tor a distance OF
thirty miles. The mercury seldom rises
above 80 deQs., Fahrenheit, on this
plateau. In July, August and Septem-
Der the nights are deliciously cool and
bracing, enabling nealIhy person 10
sleep warmly covered.
These ridge lands cover
INExHAUsTIBLE BEDS OF COAL
and the sides are underlaId by an abund-
ance OF excellent fossilifsrous iron ore.
The coal Is excellent for coking purposes
and includes five workable veins hitherto
unavailable for want OF transportation
facilities, three OF which will average
feet inches.
The company has also purchased seven
thousand (7 ,000) acres ON Waldsn's ridge
extending from the Cincinnati Southern
railway in the valley TO the top and along
the ridge. These lands are underlaid as
those at and eastward OF Signal Point
with
FINE COOKING, HEATING AND DOMESTIC
COAL,
no better In the Southern coal belt, There
10 great abundance here or limestone OF